Hal Moore

Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore Jr. (13 February 1922-10 February 2017) was a US Army Lieutenant-General who served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Biography
Harold Gregory Moore Jr. was born in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1922, and he graduated from West Point in 1945 and trained as a paratrooper, becoming a jumpmaster with over 300 jumps. He commanded a heavy mortar company in combat during the Korean War, and, from 1954 to 1957, he served as an infantry tactics instructor at West Point. In 1964, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, and he assumed command of the 1st Battalion of the famous US 7th Cavalry Regiment in 1965. In November 1965, he led his battalion at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War, proving to be a fearless and effective leader who led his outnumbered battalion as it held off repeated NVA attacks on its positions. He was the first man on the battlefield and the last to leave, only leaving after all of his men were accounted for. In 1970, he was promoted to Major-General, and he retired on 1 August 1977. He died of a stroke in 2017, just three days before his 95th birthday.